It would be nice if players like Beta (Toxo) speed up a bit, and not wait till the whole time slot expires!
The delay is because Beta is away; he told me that he would be away from Sunday to Tuesday. He said he would try to arrange a sub but I guess it was not possible; it is not always and I am sure he would have done his best to find one as I hope we all will. Also, players do not have to tell everyone else, including me, if they are away for less than six turns but this time Beta did tell me as a courtesy.
In a game with so many players it will be difficult to find a time when everyone one is around especially during summer here in the Northern Hemisphere. Most Pitboss games have turn times higher than 16 hours; at least with this game players will have the opportunity to make two moves on some days.
I know that it can be frustrating waiting especially in the early stages of the game. Some things you might do are to take some screen shots, look at them off-line (you could out them as a wallpaper on your screen) and start planning how you are going to develop your civ. Read up on the forums about aspects of the game you are unfamiliar with. We all have random civs and I did set up the game that way for the specific reason that it would be highly unlikely that any of us would have got one that is our favourite or one that we are really familiar with. Certainly, the one I got I have never played before so I need to work out a strat. This I will do by setting up a SP game with 18 civs on a huge map running at epic speed. It will give me a better feel for the civ and I will less likely make silly mistakes. Also it means that I spend less time waiting. Ultimately it increases my enjoyment of the game.
Another suggestion, play more Pitboss games.
The chances are, sooner or later, that when one game is very slow say in the early stages like ours, another will be very active. You'll probably be trying to work out how you can possibly survive
and it will be taking most of your attention.
I am looking at the clock and I can see that there are only about two and a half hours to go until the next turn. Not long to wait!
Oh and of course... there is RL...!
(always wondered how I could work that smily into a posting) and don't forget to eat!
And finally, if you really have problems there is always
Civ Anon
Bolkonsky.